LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The legal world is buzzing about AI and its use for all kinds of things, including generating logos, text, and other things people would normally want to register for copyright or trademark protection. There’s no doubt AI is incredibly useful for generating content, though there is still no substitute for a real human author or artist.

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Designs Design Trademark Copyright 52

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The Patent Act: Catch 22 Does the Patent Act prevail over the Competition Act? In this tidbit, Yogesh discusses the longstanding controversy regarding the CCI’s overlapping jurisdiction in patent disputes and the issues upon which the Supreme Court will adjudicate. Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments.

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Trademark Registration Copyright Patent 59

Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Let’s look into what those intangible assets might be, and how they can be protected. This is where trademarks play a role. Unlike patents, the role of a trademark is not to signify something new, but rather to indicate the source of the product or service. Trademarks can last indefinitely.

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Intellectual Property IP Confidentiality Patent Application 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

From conflicting positions on AI as a co-author of a work to the contours of information required u/s 39 about the patent applications filed abroad, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. Highlights of the Week By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Sidhi is a final year B.A.

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IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 59

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Tejaswini writes on this order by the Division Bench and its subsequent acknowledgment by the court, highlighting how this order can correct the practice of granting unfair ex parte ad-interim interim injunctions in Trademark litigation disputes. Preliminary Exams for the Recruitment of Patent and Designs Examiners Cancelled!

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Registration Trademark Copyright Music 105

SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

Discussing the Relevance of the Responses Filed Against FERs Issued by Trademark Registry Image from here Is FER and its Reply relevant after a mark is registered? The author questions this order, looking at prior case laws, and discusses how it inadvertently also limits the importance of the documents in rectification matters.

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Confidentiality Trademark Copyright Patent 105

SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

The series presently contains 50+ Copyright related empirical studies and 50+ Patent related empirical studies published over the period of the last 15 years, and this will continue to be expanded over time. Inviting Applications for the SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship! Inviting Applications for the SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship!

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Trademark Registration Cease and Desist IP 104